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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 05, 2006
Applicant:
Toru Shirotori, Minamiminowa-mura, JP;
Inventor:
Toru Shirotori, Minamiminowa-mura, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/00 (2006.01); G06F 1/26 (2006.01); H03B 1/00 (2006.01); H03L 7/099 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An external signal detection circuit includes an input port, to which a first end of a circuit including a pull-up resistor connected in series with a first switch portion is connected, the input port receiving an input of an external signal; an input detection portion connected to the input port for receiving an input of the external signal and an input of an input detection signal that sets a timing for intermittently detecting the input of the external signal; and a connection control portion turning on the first switch portion in time with the timing at which the external signal is detected.